Marc and Arlene--good luck on your new adventure--it sounds like a fabulous opportunity. I know Masaki mentioned coming to visit you before he gets on the Mariner in Osaka next fall, but there will be a few of us already on the ship and others joining in Osaka. If you are in Japan, you might consider coming to Osaka while the ship is there--we could have a nice LCT party there the night before the ship heads off. For the purposes of your calendar--that would be Sept. 25-26, 2007. The main downside is that the ship gets into Osaka on a Tuesday and departs on a Wednesday--both work days. But put it in your pile of things to think about.